I put my Boxster 25 into hibernation at the end of October last year. Full tank of gas with stabilizer; tires pumped to 45 psi; Porsche trickle charger for the battery hooked to the 12 volt outlet in the passenger footwell with the cord running through the lowered passenger window; car cover; rear wheel chocks; car in neutral and locked. No parking brake. This is the longest I have stored my Porsche. Unheated garage in NH.

Today, I adjusted the tire pressures from 45 down to 35 and took the car for a hundred mile drive. Car started up with no issues and oil pressure built up instantaneously. Within a few miles, everything was normal. Tomorrow, the BC Fabs rear box will be installed. Looking forward to that.

 

I would start the car up at least once a month up to normal operating temperatures. Seals can dry out, etc….

 

That is actually doing more harm than good. OP has the right storage protocol. I’ve been doing that same process for over 15 years. Zero issues. Longest I owned a summer driven car during that stretch was 6 years.

 

I spend winters in Florida now. I used to drive my 911 all year round in NH but before that car, I used to store my 981 for 4 months. No issues with that car either sitting for 4 months.

 

I'd drive it down to FL each winter and keep it running year round unless you have another fun car you store in the summer down in FL.

 

As noted above -this is a really bad idea. Unless you can take it out for a drive, which would entail a cleaning when you returned (car covers need to go back on a clean car), you should just let it stay. The OP did it perfect.

 

Where I live in Florida, Palm Beach Gardens, the roads are not all that interesting to me for a car like my manual Boxster. I see lots of 911s when I am down there but frankly, I don't see the point.

 

Is Florida as boring as I've heard it to be for driving? Luckily for me I do have good country roads all around where I live in NJ, though nothing as good as some of the mountain roads in VA/NC/TN. Haven't had to park fully as winters in recent years have been rather mild so still days once in a while to get the car out once the salt washes off with weather/rain.

 

Yes, Florida is generally boring for enthusiast driving unless you consider idiot drivers doing bad maneuvers all around you as exciting driving. Yes, there are a few exceptions especially in northern FL and even these are generally straight and flat, but nothing remotely close to the mid-Atlantic and northeast mountain roads. Northern Georgia does have some very nice mountain driving as well but it takes about 6 hours from the FL / GA state line to get to these areas.

 

Florida is pretty boring as far as driving goes, lived there for a long time. Sure there are some fun stretches every once in awhile but nothing to write home about.

North Georgia mountains are still my favorite east coast roads.

 

Southeast Florida has flat, straight and wide roads. Good environment for high hp cars and SUVs (even electrics) to enjoy the thrill of straight line acceleration. That's about it. Traffic also flows pretty fast and enforcement is pretty lax on I-95 down to Miami from West Palm.
I could ship my Boxster back and forth to Florida from NH but that is 2k one way using a covered carrier and to me, it is not worth it.

 

Let me know how it goes over at Toy Motorsports.

 

Unless you take it to Sebring... :-)

 

I had it installed at Precision Imports (Manchester, NH) today for 560 bucks. They are only a few miles from my house and they did a good job. I couldn't fit the exhaust in the trunk of the Boxster and I had to ask my wife for a ride and she didn't want to drive an hour, one way. Thank you for your help.
BTW, it is a Loud Exhaust. My ears are still ringing.

 

Blessed to live in S. CA, and there is no better place for sunshine and twisty roads in the mountains. Perfect for a Spyder or Boxster.